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The Stanford Canvas team is happy to announce that we have engaged with Instructure to offer you Canvas Tier 1 Support. More specifically you will now have access to 24/7 phone and chat support. Chat Support To access Canvas chat support: Log into Canvas Navigate to the help menu Click on the option:… Read more Announcing Canvas Tier 1 Support

If you don’t see your Winter 2019 courses on your Canvas dashboard, please let us know at help@stanfordcanvas.zendesk.com. Note: This does not apply to the Continuing Studies Program. – Post your syllabus before October 28, 2018 (first day of registration) – Copy content from a past course – Request an appointment to get help with setting up your course

In the Fall of 2017, Diontrey Thompson, Assistant Dean of Residential Education, approached the Canvas team looking for a more efficient way to design and deploy the RA Residential Class 192A: Residential Education Interpersonal Learning and Leadership course. All first-year Resident Assistants (including those studying abroad Spring Quarter) are required to complete this course. This… Read more Residential Education: Canvas Blueprint Courses

Fall 2018 Canvas Courses Now Available If you don’t see your Fall 2018 Canvas courses on your dashboard, please let us know at help@stanfordcanvas.zendesk.com. Post your syllabus before August 1, 2018 (first day of registration) Copy content from a past course Access past courses with the new View All Courses button at the top of… Read more Fall 2018 Courses Now Available

1) Manage Course Access after Quarter Ends Courses in Canvas convert to read-only access after the quarter ends (the Sunday after grades are due) and are removed from the active course dashboard. Students can no longer submit assignments or post discussions. Teachers have an additional month of active use after the term ends to add/edit… Read more End-of-quarter Tips for Teachers

There are many new and exciting updates to Canvas Course Announcements this spring. Updates to Announcements include: Section-Specific Announcements Profile Picture Displays Delayed Announcements Allow Comments Option Section-Specific Announcements are now available in Canvas! When creating an announcement, instructors can select to send the announcement to all sections, one section or multiple sections. By default,… Read more Canvas Course Announcements

A new design for appointment sign-ups will be introduced for Spring 2018, making the process easier for students. This feature was previously known as the Scheduler within the global Calendar tool. Changes for Instructors and Teaching Staff: The Appointment Group function is now integrated into the Create New Event workflow. There is no more Scheduler… Read more New Design for Scheduler/Appointment Sign-ups